Human rights body tells Mexican government to protect health of jailed vigilante leader
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The Inter-American Commission on Human Rights has told the Mexican government to provide the necessary medical attention to a jailed vigilante leader who holds dual U.S. and Mexican citizenship.
The Washington-based body wrote in a Jan. 28 decision that it found adequate reason to be concerned for the health of 41-year-old Nestora Salgado, a resident of the Seattle suburb of Renton.
Salgado was arrested in August 2013 after people detained by the community self-defense force she leads in the southern state of Guerrero alleged they had been kidnapped. A federal judge cleared Salgado of those charges last year, but related state charges have kept her locked up.
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The Mexican government told the commission that Salgado is receiving adequate medical care, but her relatives maintained she is suffering from chronic pain.